Hotel BackPacker Inn

2.5 star property
Hotel with free parking, a short walk to Avenida Balboa
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Reception
Exterior
Interior
Triple Room, Multiple Beds
TV

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Avenida Justo Arosemena y Calle 33 Este, Panama City
  • Avenida Balboa
    3 min walk
  • Italian Garden Restaurant
    1 min walk
  • Estación Lotería
    1 min walk
  • Panama City (PAC-Marcos A. Gelabert Intl.)
    8 min drive

Room options

Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Single Bed

Single Room, 1 Single Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Panama City

At Hotel BackPacker Inn you'll be within just a 10-minute stroll of popular attractions like Avenida Balboa and Cinta Costera. Highlights at this hotel include free in-room WiFi. .This pet-friendly hotel offers free WiFi in public areas, a 24-hour front desk and tour/ticket assistance. Added amenities include a vending machine. There's also the convenience of free self parking. .Attractions within a 10-minute drive of this Calidonia hotel include Albrook Shopping Mall and Multiplaza Pacific Mall.

What's nearby

  • Avenida Balboa - 3 min walk
  • Cinta Costera - 6 min walk
  • Via Espana - 4 min drive
  • Multiplaza Pacific Mall - 5 min drive
  • Albrook Shopping Mall - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Estación Lotería - 1 min walk
  • Panama City Passenger Station - 12 min drive
  • Panama City (PTY-Tocumen Intl.) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café Boulevard Balboa - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café Santé - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Pío Pío - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Hotel BackPacker Inn

Hotel with free parking, a short walk to Avenida Balboa
As a guest of Hotel BackPacker Inn, you'll find a vending machine and tour/ticket assistance. Public spaces have free WiFi. Self parking is free.

This Panama City hotel is smoke free.

  • 20 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Tour and ticket information
  • No smoking on site
Hotel BackPacker Inn offers 20 accommodations. Cable televisions are provided.

Bathrooms include a shower. This Panama City hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 11 AM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1 PM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 5 per pet, per night
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 5 per pet, per night
  • Cleaning/housekeeping/linen fee: USD 10 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

We should mention

  • To make arrangements to bring your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

Hotel BackPacker Inn Panama
Hotel BackPacker Inn Panama City
Hotel BackPacker Inn Hotel
Hotel BackPacker Inn Panama City
Hotel BackPacker Inn Hotel Panama City

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Hotel BackPacker Inn?

Hotel BackPacker Inn offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Hotel BackPacker Inn?

Yep, Hotel BackPacker Inn has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Hotel BackPacker Inn?

The closest beach to Hotel BackPacker Inn is Veracruz Beach (5.4 km).

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Hotel BackPacker Inn?

No, Hotel BackPacker Inn does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at Hotel BackPacker Inn?

Check-in begins at 11 AM. Check-out time is 1 PM.

Hotel BackPacker Inn Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 44 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Dale

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Dale

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great inexpensive private room.
Very inexpensive private room on the second floor. I stayed nearly 2 weeks while shopping and doing other business in Pamana. I extended my stay twice without any problems. Note that the hotel is managed by Hotel Del Mar just next door.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Very inexpensive nice small room with private bath. It had a very nice hot shower, unusual for inexpensive hotels in the tropics.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

jose guillermo

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel for the low price. Well located.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Myztic

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For a cheap room it offers a private bathroom, air-conditioning, soft towels and natural light from the window. The staff didn't speak English. The rooms were not clean, the showers leaked water over the bathroom floor, the lights were dimmed and one room missed a shower head. The ceiling was peeling and outside the windows on the platform was garbage dumped. No complimentary shampoo or coffee available.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Myztic

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
T.A.B.(THREAT ASSESS. BRIEF). NOT A REVIEW
Hotel and area not recommended for WESTERN tourists. Here you are the HVT! Hotel located three blocks from MASSIVE squalored slums. Odds of getting rolled up here are high DAY AND NIGHT. OPSEC AND COMSEC MANDATORY. Have your head on a swivel. Have your "Grey-Man" PERFECTED if you chose to stay in this area! EDC PPG/Personal Protective Gear can be purchased here with ease and cheap. Avoid offers from people/taxi drivers to be tour guides. Unless they have license, business card with contact numbers and website! Period! Otherwise you may get taken for the ride of your life. This area duplicate of Kali Columbia!!!! You dun been warned amigo!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value
Clean with AC. 24 hour desk and only about 5 minutes walk to the water front. Dozens of places to eat in the immediate area. Close to a few bustops including 2 that come from the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice free shuttle from airport, $2 ea. shuttle to airport, relatively quick service. Wifi info should have been explained that two different servers for lobby access and room access. Very short walk to Metro Loteria and to promenade along the sea.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good value for the money, excellent wifi, offers shuttle to airport and albrook mall
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
The hotel was in a very questionable area. When I got there the check in lady spoke no English, even when I used Google translate. I know the basics and figured out she said they didn't have and rooms. It was a waste of $ that I paid to get there from the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
They had problems finding my reservation despite my showing them my Expedia confirmation but no problem. Room is clean but very plain and no view. Nothing spectacular but a private washroom and AC was good to have and the bed was comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Mauricio

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Margoth, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basically I checked in but I did not stay even 15 minutes in that awful place, the picture that you have is not the place and the rooms are the most awful place I ve been in my life I wouldn't pay or go free to a place like that, I was tired and I really wanted to rest, I took a taxi and booked in El Panamá. My concern is not being in a 4 or 5 star hotel but how clean a place must be and the maintenance is, switch uncovered, uncomfortable bed, if you can call it bed, no phone in the room to call reception , no good internet reception, room smelled like cigarettes. Again I checked in and took more than an hr because they did not have my information on file, plus that I reached after 9 pm, and that reservation was available since 11 am. Totally awful 3 hrs took me to find a place and go from there, which I did just for me to be convenient for the conexion flight that I had of 19 hrs staying in Panama. Anyway I left I did not stay and I went to The Panamá Hotel. I wished I took pictures but I just left from that awful disgusting place!!! Plus I was alone and scared looking for a room at almost midnight!

8/10 Good

ching yi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeimmy

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Muy buena atención. Llegué tarde en la noche con mi papá discapacitado y nos atendieron muy bien. Le dieron una habitación en planta baja y cuidaron que estuviera cómodo.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jhon Henry

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Francisco

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Muy viejo y descuidado el lugar. Eso si el personal todo- fuie siempre muy servicial
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Julio jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buena instalación
Buena
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Todo bien
Todo bien
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Carlos

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021